Averaging over the various distance determinations, we are able to determine distances to a number of nearby globular clusters with an accuracy of 1%, making these clusters valuable objects for the establishment
of a cosmic distance ladder. In particular, our results for the distances to 47 Tuc and \(\omega \)  Cen argue for an absolute TRGB magnitude of \(M_{I,TRGB}=-4.05\)  leading to a value of the local Hubble constant that is in agreement
with the expected value based on Planck data. They however do not remove the tension between the Cepheid based value of \(H_0\)  and the Planck data, which is currently significant at about the 4\(\sigma \)  level
[1]}. Given that we find that the different literature distances to globular clusters are consistent down to a level of about 1-2%, it is also unlikely that our results would lead to a significant
revision of the distance modulus to nearby galaxies like the LMC, and therefore a reduction of the tension in \(H_0\) .
